A day at the beach

Summer continues here!

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August 31st 2008
Summer is still here as school does not start for two more weeks. MAtt, the kids, and their grandmother spent 9 days the seaside and explored. I, on the other hand, had to return to Rome and start work at my new school. So far so good and I am looking forward to a fun year. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more